Entrenched interests?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: “<span word="However">However</span>, <span word="change">change</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="unlikely">unlikely</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="entrenched">entrenched</span> <span word="interests">interests</span>.” <span word="What">What</span> <span word="are">are</span> “<span word="entrenched">entrenched</span> <span word="interests">interests</span>”?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="We">We</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="reform">reform</span> <span word="here">here</span>, <span word="aren">aren</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="we">we</span>? <span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="changing">changing</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="apparently">apparently</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="conceded">conceded</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="happen">happen</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="influences">influences</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="resistant">resistant</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span>.</p><p><span word="So">So</span> <span word="entrenched">entrenched</span> <span word="interests">interests</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="influences">influences</span>? <span word="Yes">Yes</span>, <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="deep">deep</span>-<span word="rooted">rooted</span> <span word="influences">influences</span>, <span word="too">too</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="explain">explain</span>.</p><p><span word="First">First</span>, <span word="interests">interests</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="refer">refer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="groups">groups</span>. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="jargon">jargon</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="one">one</span>. <span word="They">They</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="interests">interests</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="stick">stick</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="goal">goal</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="groups">groups</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="politicians">politicians</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bureaucrats">bureaucrats</span>.</p><p><span word="Entrenched">Entrenched</span>? <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="watching">watching</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="film">film</span> <span word="digging">digging</span> <span word="ditches">ditches</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grips">grips</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="entrenched">entrenched</span>. <span word="Trench">Trench</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="entrench">entrench</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="share">share</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="root">root</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> “<span word="trench">trench</span>”, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="narrow">narrow</span> <span word="hole">hole</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="tunnel">tunnel</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="dig">dig</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="protection">protection</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="warfare">warfare</span>. <span word="To">To</span> “<span word="entrench">entrench</span>” <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reinforce">reinforce</span>, <span word="make">make</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="stronger">stronger</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="resilient">resilient</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="entrenched">entrenched</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="easily">easily</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="destroyed">destroyed</span>.</p><p><span word="Metaphorically">Metaphorically</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="beliefs">beliefs</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="entrenched">entrenched</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="firmly">firmly</span> <span word="believes">believes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="budge">budge</span>.</p><p><span word="Hence">Hence</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="safely">safely</span> <span word="infer">infer</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="entrenched">entrenched</span> <span word="interests">interests</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="interested">interested</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="interests">interests</span> (<span word="benefits">benefits</span>) <span word="are">are</span> <span word="deeply">deeply</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="strong">strong</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="understand">understand</span>, <span word="then">then</span>, <span word="why">why</span> <span word="entrenched">entrenched</span> <span word="interests">interests</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="resistant">resistant</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="gained">gained</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="status">status</span> <span word="quo">quo</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="status">status</span> <span word="quo">quo</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="entrenched">entrenched</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="established">established</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="status">status</span> <span word="quo">quo</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="place">place</span>.</p>
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